Patents by Inventor John M. Mayer

John M. Mayer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9707866
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling movement of a seat in a vehicle includes a lower seat assembly and an upper seat assembly adjustable relative to the lower seat assembly. An actuator assembly pivotally attached between the lower seat assembly and upper seat assembly selectively adjusts the upper seat assembly relative to the lower seat assembly between at least one upright position and at least one folded position. A control unit selectively actuates a motor and the actuator assembly to control movement of the upper seat assembly relative to the lower seat assembly. The control unit adjusts the position of the actuator assembly to releasably secure the motor in response to the position value detected by a sensor assembly to place the upper seat assembly in position relative to the lower seat assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: John M. Mayer, John David Hoeschele, Thomas O'Brien, Jason G. Bauman, Charles A. Richlie
  • Patent number: 9387776
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling movement of a seat in a vehicle includes first and second seating modules movable between an upright position and a folded position in response to actuation to at least one activation element. A control unit operably connected to the first and second seating modules is configured to receive input from the at least one activation element and generates a control signal to control movement of the first and second seating modules. The control unit deactivates movement of the second seating module until movement of the first seating module when the sensor assembly detects the error condition by the sensor assembly during adjustment of the seating modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: LEAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: John M. Mayer, John David Hoeschele, Thomas O'Brien, Jason G. Bauman, Charles A. Richlie
  • Publication number: 20160059738
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling movement of a seat in a vehicle includes first and second seating modules movable between an upright position and a folded position in response to actuation to at least one activation element. A control unit operably connected to the first and second seating modules is configured to receive input from the at least one activation element and generates a control signal to control movement of the first and second seating modules. The control unit deactivates movement of the second seating module until movement of the first seating module when the sensor assembly detects the error condition by the sensor assembly during adjustment of the seating modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: John M. Mayer, John David Hoeschele, Thomas O'Brien, Jason G. Bauman, Charles A. Richlie
  • Publication number: 20150329018
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling movement of a seat in a vehicle includes a lower seat assembly and an upper seat assembly adjustable relative to the lower seat assembly. An actuator assembly pivotally attached between the lower seat assembly and upper seat assembly selectively adjusts the upper seat assembly relative to the lower seat assembly between at least one upright position and at least one folded position. A control unit selectively actuates a motor and the actuator assembly to control movement of the upper seat assembly relative to the lower seat assembly. The control unit adjusts the position of the actuator assembly to releasably secure the motor in response to the position value detected by a sensor assembly to place the upper seat assembly in position relative to the lower seat assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: John M. Mayer, John David Hoeschele, Thomas O'Brien, Jason G. Bauman, Charles A. Richlie
  • Patent number: 4821915
    Abstract: A twin wall fiberglass tank and method of producing the same has an inner wall, an outer wall, and a core disposed between the inner and outer walls which forms a plurality of air gaps. Each of the inner and outer walls is formed of one or multiple layers of woven fiberglass roving and a mixture of resin and chopped fiberglass. The core includes a plurality of sinusoidal shape collated fiberglass flutes bonded to fiberglass scrim. The structure and configuration of the core allows it to be bent about an axis transverse to the collated flutes such as the curved surface formed by the inner wall of a twin wall tank. More particularly, after the inner wall of the twin wall tank has been formed, and prior to the outermost layer of the inner wall having cured, the core is wrapped about the inner wall in a barber pole fashion with the scrim forming the outermost surface. Immediately thereafter, the outer wall may be formed utilizing the scrim as a base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1989
    Assignee: Corespan, Inc.
    Inventor: John M. Mayer